3.51 The challenge must be met if the rating system is to succeed, if it is to produce ratings that will satisfy the players and the users of the rating list.
| Player | Rounds | Elo | SRM |
|---|---|---|---|
| billthecow | 6 | 1571 | 944 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.310 | 0.844 | 1.248 | 91.5 | -70 | 306 | 1576 | 1571 | 1572 |
| Odd | 0.295 | 0.845 | 1.243 | 87.5 | -64 | 297 | 1547 | 1543 | 1558 |
| SRMFix | 0.349 | 0.850 | 1.271 | 96.2 | -89 | 303 | 1407 | 1376 | 1588 |
| initial | 0.304 | 0.868 | 1.276 | 104.5 | -118 | 343 | 1489 | 1419 | 1436 |
| SRM | 0.273 | 0.984 | 1.265 | 119.7 | -240 | 182 | 1029 | 944 | 1911 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2002-12-12 | SRM 124 | 2 | 90 | 75.53 | -0.25 | -6 | 1571 | 1572 | 0 | 944 | 1911 |
| 5 | 2002-12-10 | SRM 123 | 2 | 66 | 95.97 | 0.54 | 57 | 1576 | 1540 | 49 | 944 | 1901 |
| 4 | 2002-12-04 | SRM 122 | 2 | 119 | 66.92 | -0.83 | -52 | 1520 | 1723 | -76 | 895 | 2128 |
| 3 | 2002-11-26 | SRM 121 | 2 | 19 | 135.21 | 2.83 | 306 | 1572 | 1524 | 182 | 971 | 1745 |
| 2 | 2002-11-13 | SRM 120 | 2 | 196 | 136.70 | -0.52 | -70 | 1266 | 2655 | -240 | 789 | 2730 |
| 1 | 2002-11-07 | SRM 119 | 2 | 141 | 150.31 | 0.09 | 58 | 1337 | 2360 | -171 | 1029 | 1459 |